Friday, March 5, 2010

This Day in African American History March 5

1925    Politician George Collins was a fair man.
*On this date George Washington Collins was born in 1925

1770    British massacre demonstrators in Boston.
 *This is the date of the Boston Massacre in 1770


1897   The American Negro Academy begins!
*On this date in 1897, the American Negro Academy (ANA) was founded


1947   Bernard Powell, a frontline activist!
*Bernard Powell was born on this date in 1947


1945   Lena Baker executed!
*On his date in 1945, Lena Baker, an African-American mother of three, was electrocuted at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsyille


1939   Charles Fuller, playwright with sensitivity!
*Charles Fuller was born on this date in 1939


1932   Earl Woods, businessman and role model.
*Earl Woods was born on this date in 1932


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